LA Food Truck Adventure + Iron Chef America = Kids Off The Couch

We have to smile secretly when we see our kids getting all excited about Iron Chef America and other cooking shows on TV. First, because we remember our own childhood when we typically wouldn’t have been caught dead in the kitchen (and when foods lik… [...]

Kids Off The Couch Ticket Giveaway – LA Phil Presents Toyota Symphonies for Youth: Jazz and the Orchestra

February 19 & 26 at 11:00am at Walt Disney Concert Hall Family Four Pack Ticket GiveawayGetting kids to love music is as easy as switching on your iPod and sharing your favorite play list. Teaching them how music is created could take a lifetime, so g… [...]

Kids Off The Couch: The January Radar Screen

New Year’s ResolutionsThe Latest Mommy Wars played out in the Wall Street JournalIt’s been hard not to get caught up in the latest parenting debate, sparked by a Wall Street Journal article “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior,” author Amy Chau’s provocat… [...]

Kids Off The Couch: Female Role Models for 2011

True Grit & Newbery Award Winner “Moon Over Manifest”We’re full of New Year’s Resolutions about leading a more intentional life in 2011, and have already been inspired by two new fictional heroines. Mattie Ross is the fourteen year-old heroine of Joel … [...]

Kids Off The Couch: Circus INcognitus at the Kirk Douglas Theatre – Ticket Giveaway!

Ticket Giveaway for January 15, 2010 Now that the holidays are winding down, it’s time … [...]